Xi- a paranoid dictator The Excelsior 04 Nov 2025 Dictators rule and die by the gun. Few are lucky to escape into oblivion, as their mere presence can impact those who replace them, unless they follow a system of smooth turnover after a fixed period of reign and respect their predecessors. Until Xi, China was governed by collective leadership […]
Fraying ties with Kabul threaten Islamabad The Statesman 04 Nov 2025 Talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan held in Istanbul, brokered by Turkey and Qatar, have ended in stalemate. Last minute attempts by the hosts to bring about a settlement have failed. However, the ceasefire agreed to in Qatar continues to hold. Talks are likely to resume on 06 Nov. […]
Pakistan on edge as India strengthens Afghan ties First Post 30 Oct 2025 As a follow up of the visit of the Afghan interim foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, to Delhi, India upgraded its technical mission in Kabul to an embassy. India had closed its embassy in Kabul in 2021, when the Taliban took control of the country, expecting […]
Legacy of Sardar Patel The Excelsior 30 Oct 2025 The nation will celebrate Ekta Diwas on 31st Oct to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India’s first deputy PM and Home Minister. He is credited for unifying India and integrating over 565 princely states through a combination of diplomacy, persuasion and military action. While most states […]
Many complications in ties with America The Statesman 28 Oct 2025 It is believed that PM Modi decided to address the ASEAN summit in Malaysia in virtual mode because he did not want a meeting with Trump prior to the trade deal being finalized. It is also true that he did not attend the signing ceremony of the Gaza […]
Pakistan’s possible three-front war The Statesman 21 Oct 2025 Pakistan faced two major protests in recent days. The first was in POK where the public rose in anger against rising costs, exploitation of resources and lack of basic amenities. Protests lasted two weeks, were brutally crushed with over a dozen (officially reported) killed. True figures could be far higher. […]
How Trump’s off-the-cuff remarks won’t make India compromise redlines First Post 20 Oct 2025 Trump has been unilaterally commenting on India in his press conferences, each time being countered on the validity of his statements. It began with him claiming to be behind the ceasefire in Operation Sindoor. Inputs exist that Pakistan’s failed marshal approached US Secretary of State, […]
Skipping the Gaza peace summit The Excelsior 18 Oct 2025 PM Modi skipped the Gaza peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh despite personal invitations from both hosts, US President Donald Trump and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. This was considered by some as India missing a major opportunity on the global stage. Shashi Tharoor in a tweet termed it […]
Service chiefs threaten Pakistan: The messaging and more ETv Bharat 16 Oct 2025 The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, speaking in Bhuj, on Pak build up across Sir Creek, mentioned, that if Pak attempts a misadventure, the Indian response would, ‘so strong and decisive that it would change both history and geography.’ This was followed by the Indian army chief, […]
Trump’s Pakistan tilts highlights limits of India’s trust in the US First Post 14 Oct 2025 Pakistan’s sudden found bonhomie with the US has given their hybrid government a feeling that their relations with the US, frozen for almost a decade, are on the heal and that they can depend on Washington for support, especially during a conflict with […]